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Vijay Prashad, Zoe Alexandra
Peace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger
03 Jun 2021
The accords put in place a plan for integrated agrarian reform and democracy, as well as restitution for the victims of the long war.
Justin Podur
Is Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?
20 May 2021
Corporations, not wildlife, stand to benefit from the emptied lands.
Laura Capote, Zoe Alexandra
Colombia’s Leaders Want to Stain Their Country with the Blood of the Working Class
14 May 2021
In the face of a state that assassinates its own people, the Colombian people remain on the streets and continue resisting.
Vijay Prashad, Pilar Troya Fernández
Will Andrés Arauz be the Next President of Ecuador?
18 Feb 2021
Uncertainty looms over the electoral process in Ecuador as it has still not been made clear who will face off against front-runner Andrés Arauz in the second round and whether the process will go…
Vijay Prashad and Zoe PC
Colombia’s President Shows His Disdain for Democracy and Venezuelans
25 Dec 2020
Iván Duque has made it his mission to paint Venezuela as an anti-democratic country.
Peoples Dispatch
Nicolás Maduro: Despite Everything, We Were Able to Carry out Elections in Peace
12 Dec 2020
In a press conference with international media on Tuesday, Maduro highlighted the significance of the elections amid “a war never before seen”
Peoples Dispatch
Assassination of Social Activists Continues in Colombia
10 Dec 2020
Between November 30 and December 7, six Indigenous leaders, two Afro-descendant leaders, two environmentalists and one social leader were murdered in Colombia
Vijay Prashad, Eduardo Viloria Daboín, Ana Maldonado, Zoe PC
Venezuela’s Borderlands Have Been Assaulted by COVID-19
02 Jul 2020
Over 70,000 Venezuelan migrants have returned to the country due to the uncontrolled coronavirus outbreaks in the neighboring countries. Venezuela has welcomed them and provided free testing and…
Peoples Dispatch
Venezuela Thwarts Invasion Attempt by Mercenaries
04 May 2020
Venezuelan officials reported that a group of mercenaries attempted to invade the country on Sunday but were stopped by the country’s army and police.
Vijay Prashad, Paola Estrada, Ana Maldonado, Zoe PC
Trump Sends Gun Boats to Venezuela While the World Partners to Fight a Deadly Pandemic
04 Apr 2020
The U.S. carrier group that is now sailing towards Venezuela seems to be mimicking Operation Brother Sam of 1964.